Hire and pay employees in
Moldova, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Moldova. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.

The average onboarding time frame in Moldova is 2 days with Deel.

Currency

Moldovan leu

Capital

Chișinău

Official Language

Romanian

Payroll Cycle

Monthly

Onboard, pay and manage employees in Moldova with Deel.

Usually, to hire in Moldova, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.

Deel lets you hire employees in Moldova quickly, easily, and compliantly. We even automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more. For your existing direct employees, we can manage your entire payroll operation from end-to-end.

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All the necessary benefits for Moldova
built right in

Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Moldova within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard.

  • Pension Fund
  • Public Health Care
  • Unemployment Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)

Our quickstart guide to hiring in Moldova

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Minimum Wage Requirements

The minimum wage for employees in Moldova is MDL 5,000/month for full-time employeees.

Individual Income Tax

In Moldova, employees are taxed at a flat rate of 12%

Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 24% of the employee salary.

  • Social Security - 24.0%
  • One-off Mandatory Wet Ink Employment Agreement Handling Fee - USD 80

These costs are provided as estimates and are intended solely for general informational purposes. To fully comprehend all associated costs and fees related to the terms of any employment agreement for this country, please contact our Sales team for a quote.

Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours

Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard work week is from Monday to Friday.

Overtime payment is mandatory. Hours outside of standard work hours are considered overtime. For additional hours, employees are paid:

  • 150% of the hourly rate for the first 2 hours a week.
  • 200% of the hourly rate for the following hours.

Employees can work a maximum of 4 hours of overtime a day and a 120 hours per calendar year.

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Hiring in Moldova, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Moldova with our EOR solution. If you have an entity, our Global Payroll solution takes care of payroll and compliance for your direct employees. Our 250+ in-house experts handle everything from managing local laws, complex tax systems, or your payroll in Moldova and 150+ countries.

Group (8)

Starting at 599 USD

Management fee

Group (9)

24%

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*of employee salary

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